Heavy Snow in Northwestern Nye, Nevada

Heavy Snow January 22, 2017 – January 23, 2017 · Northwestern Nye, Nevada

What the National Weather Service wrote

Six inches of snow was reported in Tonopah.

The wider storm

A winter storm brought heavy snow to portions of northern and central Nevada. Some valleys received 6 to 10 inches of snow with up to 18 inches in the mountains. In addition strong winds caused blowing and drifting of snow which resulted in the closure of highway 93 between Lages Junction to north of Wells as road crews could not keep up with the snow drifts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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